Front of the house with a nice open grass area, well-kept shrubs along the front of the house, with a blue car parked in the driveway.

Morayfield

Living room with wood floors, a raised roof with high, open windows letting in plenty of light, decorated nicely with couches and wall photos of nature.

Glen Huntley 1

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Shepparton

A timber ramp leading down from near the property out to the sand on the beach. The ramp runs parallel to the beach, alongside a sand dune dropoff.

Frankston North

The open-plan kitchen, dining and living area with a lot of light from the adjacent window wall leading out to an outdoor living area. The dining area is four chairs around a round timber table. The living area is two cushioned arm chairs facing a glass coffee table.

Carnegie, VIC

1500 x 750 SDA hotline

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Ways your NDIS plan can provide funding to support you to live independently rather than through shared disability accommodation or group homes.

Housing Hub | Online Learning - Individualised Living Options (ILO) 

Chapter 10 - Online Learning - Individualised Living Options (ILO) 

LIsa-new (1111)

After living in a nursing home for about 6 years Lisa shares how it feels to be preparing to move into an SDA apartment.

Lisa is moving out of aged care 

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After acquiring a brain injury Will's close-knit family worked tirelessly to get Will home to his own apartment. "He's 27, like he's not meant to be in a nursing home."


From Hospital to Home

video about Will and how he moved from a nursing home to his own apartment

Will's Story - Annual Public Forum 2018 - From Hospital to Home

Personal Stories - Kirby

Follow Kirby's journey to living in her own Specialist Disability Accommodation home.




Kirby's SDA Dream

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Ben's parents help tell Ben's story from full-time care to living independantly.

Independence for Ben

We hear from many parents who hope for independence for their adult child, but can’t imagine how it would work or what it would look like. Watch as Ben provides an example…

Independence for Ben (NSW)

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Liz shares through a poem her journey into her new SDA apartment.

Liz's Poem

Liz shares through a poem her journey into her new SDA apartment.


Liz's poem - Dance of dependence

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Property Developer, Keith Fagg talks about his motivation for building Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA).

Building SDA

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Trevor

Linda, Trevor's Mum, shares how Trevor's life has changed since he chose to live in an SDA apartment.

Trevor chooses how he wants to live 

Video: Living Independently 'Trevor chooses how he wants to live'

Chapter 10 - Online Learning - Individualised Living Options (ILO)

Housing Options Online Learning Package – Individualised living options (ILO)

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Chapter 10 videos

Summary

Full chapter video

Chapter 10 tasks

Do a workbook activity

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Now go to Chapter 11 – NDIS Housing Goal writing

Chapter index

Personal

Lisa is moving out of aged care

From Hospital to Home

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